Unit 11It’s Great to Be a

Champion

Part IWarming—up Training focus: identifying some

numbersWords and Expressionsdash: a sudden quick run

hurdle: a frame for jumping over in a race

Marathon: a 26-mile running race

全长 42.195 公里

High jump long jump

javelin

肯尼亚

Morocco摩洛哥，

捷克共和国

保加利亚

Guatemala

危地马拉

古巴

You are going to hear some track and field world record. Listen carefully and pay attention to the country and the record. Complete the chart with the information you hear on the tape.

Key

1. 9.79s2. USA / 10.49s.3. 3min.26s. 4. China/3min.50.46s.5. Britain/12.91s.6. 12.21s.7. 1h.17min.46s.

8. Russia/41min.4s9. Morocco/2h.5min.42s.10. 2h.20min.43s.11. 2.45m.12. Bulgaria/2.09m.13. USA/8.95m.14. 7.52m.15. 98.48m.16. Germany/80m.

Part II The Women’s World Cup

victor

a winner in a battle, race, game or other kind of struggle

soccerBritish footballcontesta competition

setting records

break recordsscored goals to gain goals in a competitionresoundingvery great The plan was a resounding success/failure

tournament

a number of competitions between players, played until the most skillful wins

锦标赛 ; 联赛Our team won the championship in the baske

tball tournament.我们队在篮球联赛中赢得冠军。

挪威 瑞典

丹麦

Task A: Listen to a passage about the FIFA Women’s World Cup and fill in the missing words.

November of 1991successThe United States1991Norway1995Germanyfinala remarkable level

first122 tournamentswomen’s soccer

Task B Listen to a passage about women’s soccer and the World Cup. Match Column A, the numbers, with column

1—c 2—a3—b

4—e 5—f6—d

Part III Luck in the hat

Task A: Training focus: Numbers Statements about the London Marathon. Pay

attention to numbers.

London Marathon:

fund-raising

the action of collecting moneystature the good reputationan artist of great staturecharitya society or organization that gives help to

the poor

get round to to find time, or have the time, for

抽出时间来做 ( 或考虑 )I hope to get round to answering your request

next week.我希望下星期能抽出空来答复你的要求

Key:

1. March 29, 1981 20,000 7,747 6,2552. grow in size

3. over 413,4814. 30,8095. A charity fund-rai

sing event,over 80million pond

s

Task B Listen to an interview with John Goodman, a runner in the LM. Supply the missing information with key words

Interviewer John GoodmanNo. of parti.in the M. twiceDistance of the LM 26 miles & a bit more Preparation for the M running a maximum of about 20 miles a week

feel at the start of the race worried, nervous about the injury to the ankle

worst moment in the race when realizing that he was unable to

complete the last 3 miles as fast as the revious 23 final time 2 hours 47 minutes

Task C Listen again and decide whether the following statements are true or false

1. F2. T3. F4. F

My Father’s Tears

Texas Mining engineer

There are seven children in my family, and we all loved to hear stories when we were young. My mother and father would take turns telling us stories. My father’s

Favorite story is one which he told us many times. My father was a mining engineer who worked in many different countries. Every year, it seemed,

He went to a different place to work. About 40 years ago, when my older brother and I were babies, my father was working in Texas.